Anne Marie Yoga & Heat Alchemy, 7 Edgedale Road, Sheffield (2026)

05/12/2025

...and with Thanksgiving made - now, we can dive into deep winter vibes.

Annually, we recognise Thanksgiving as a holiday where people can connect with their local yoga community and know that there are others who crave connection, shared communal values, and collaborative meals that represent the TRUTH of how we need each other - to survive, and thrive!

As a native New Yorker, I keep this tradition alive - with all of its connotations.

With towns called 'New Hyde Park, Huntington, New York City...' but also 'Manhasset, Montauk, Patchogue, Merrick, and of course Manhattan.'

We were taught that the Pilgrims (English settlers that moved to Holland then Massachusetts seeking religious freedom) and Native American Indians 'broke bread' and lived in brotherhood.

Yes, Native tribes and Sachems (leaders) collaborated with settlers, taught them how to grow foods, how to survive on the land. But humans are not noted for being so accommodating to each other.

We know that Native people were willing (+ had) to work and trade with settlers, but ultimately, they were fighting for their rights, lives, dignity, sacred places and land to live on. They continue to fight for these basics today. With many agreed subsidies cancelled with the current admin. 💧🩸💧🩸💧

The US gov't did not abide by its own treaties, and savagely claimed the land.
(That's not what we want to be celebrating)

🪶 When we gather on Thanksgiving here in Sheffield, we gather...🪶

🔸 As a yoga community - aiming to recognise that yoga teaches compassion, equality, respect, and non-violence.
🔸 For a vegan potluck - so that we are not contributing to the massacre of turkeys and other animals for our enjoyment or sustenance.
🔸 To remember the value of connection for those who are 'part of the yoga tribe' and those who are part of the wider community seeking safe spaces to be with others.
🔸To share food! No gifts, no payment, no religion - just to be nourished by food and company.

Recognising cultural exchanges throughout history that have brought us here.

🦃 We also do it to express gratitude... 🦃
For the privilege of life in this beautiful, safe city
That we have something to be thankful for.

05/12/2025

🍂 I am always so moved by creating and holding space for people to have deep inner experiences... 🍂

Places where were can BE together.
To speak, to listen, to be seen, received, or to rest and be silent.

🔥 Just knowing that YOU are welcome, just as YOU are. 🔥

Last Friday, we gathered with Ix Cacao (mama medicine), and journeyed with the primal vibrations of the Drum to meet the energy of the Great Mother - Earth, listening to the wisdom she had to share.

🐦‍🔥What I love about sharing these special Cacao & Drum Journeys...🐦‍🔥

Each experience is unique, and I do not want to influence your journey. Just take you where you can go.

When we share, I am blown away by how you receive this healing experience.

🐦‍🔥 It's important to remember...🐦‍🔥

🌕 Not everyone 'sees' fantastical visions, or communicates with spirit guides clearly.

🌕 Some feel into the body - letting the drum's ancient rhythm awaken creative s3xua! power that may be dormant.

🌕 Some float on the vibrations of the vocals and connect with intuition after the experience has passed.

No matter how your journey experience unfolds - it's perfect. Just for you, on that day.

🌹💜🙏💜🌹

Thank you all for coming to share in this experience.
(Even with my perfectly imperfect human flow and foibles.) 😉
Keep in touch if you're interested for future dates at Soul Fire Yoga

📷 Thank you for tastefully capturing these special moments. It's so beautiful to be able to share these memories.

25/11/2025

🌑 There are seasons for withdrawal, and seasons for renewal...🦋

The past few years have been a beautiful inward journey. Taking time and space to reconnect to myself and the physical world and people around me. Taking stock of what lights me up, and what/who drags me down.

I'm always amazed about how simple life can be when we focus on timeless values: deep conversations, quiet walks, inner reflection, and opportunities to connect (even through the rough edges).

This is where I find myself, returning to a place where I hold the capacity to feel the richness, right here.

Before I turn inwards for more creative depth, best share some of the shifts from this season.
(I've been updating my website for some time now. So, here she is in a state of renewal.)

www.hotyogaalchemy.com

Please feel free to have a look around to see what I'm currently offering, and insights into where I'm leaning.

I currently teach regular sessions at Fire Yoga and offer Private Sessions for specific yoga requests such as Dharma Wheel, Breathing/Meditation, Cacao & Drum, Yoga Nidra, and other forms of Hatha-Raja yoga.

Mentoring sessions are also available for those who need loving support on gathering yoga related business ideas, keeping the fire burning, teaching authentically, and for logistics for building yoga studio spaces.

With so many projects on the go, and such an easy going approach to life I've been 'practicing,' there is much to explore, so stay tuned as I call in my powers of concentration to share them with you. I'm a slow burn. 😉

Alongside my long term offerings such as Hot Yoga Alchemy and Dharma Wheel Development Training, there are some very special seasonal offerings coming up such as the Harvesting Gratitude: Cacao & Drum Ceremony (only one spot left!) and Call of the Earth: Winter Solstice Mini Retreat.

All booking links on the website and here https://linktr.ee/hot.yoga.alchemy
Hope to see you there, in the same time and space.

Anne Marie

Photography by Samjhana Moon

13/11/2025

The most healing practice I have used over the years to shift old, outdated, harmful and heavy thought patterns is: GRATITUDE.

There will always something negative to focus on. The state of the world, worries about what needs to be done, problems to fix and dreams to manifest but haven't yet taken action on.

Especially when these mental patterns become habitual, we must realise that this energy will not support the solution to healing, health, and growth in new directions.

Yes, we can be motivated by anger, fear, disgust...
But we can also bee motivated by desire, love, and expansion.

These days, I'm choosing the latter. Selecting the thoughts and actions that support my values to BE a force for all the things I see lacking on the darker days.

They always come back to GRATITUDE.

For life itself.
For breath in each moment.
For being able to feel deeply.
For safety in myself...

If you need to come back to yourself and connect with Gratitude for what's going RIGHT versus what's going WRONG, join me for the next Cacao & Drum Ceremony where we will focus on Harvesting Gratitude.

Celebrating the ABUNDANCE of life and our infinite chances for renewal this autumn.

Book Here to Join: https://momence.com/l/2BhRO4Qy

Harvesting Gratitude: Cacao & Drum Ceremony
Friday, 28 November
7-9pm
£22fire.yoga

05/04/2025

With the Springtime sun shining again, the energy for stronger movements and deeper (and supported) backbends returns.

It's been so exciting to have a new Saturday 9am Dharma Wheel class on the Soul Fire Yoga schedule again - what a perfect way to get the day rolling!

I'm also so proud to be offering the Dharma Wheel Workshop again with the dedicated yogini in May - this is an absolute essential for those who are looking to:

❃ release held tension in the back muscles
❃ feel safe and supported in exploring backbends
❃ identify the parts of the spine, its natural shape and invite energetic flow
❃ learn how to use the Wheel as a tool for strength & stretch
❃ invite confidence and playfulness in a variety of yoga posture sequences

We have a beautiful experience planned for you. All-levels and experience with yoga or the wheel are welcome. We will aim to educate and inspire you in how this magical yoga tool can be incorporated into your home routines, as well as in your group studio practices.

We love that our regular members feel comfortable to grab the wheel and use it to support their warm up, cool down, and posture deepening any time they wish.

Sign Up Now to save your spot - spaces limited (unless you have your own wheel, in which case, let us know that you'll bring it along!)

Dharma Yoga Wheel Workshop with Anne Marie & Lucy
Saturday 17 May 2-5pm
£33
Soul Fire Yoga

*For more details and to book - https://momence.com/s/114061649 *

20/03/2025

Have you felt the power of heat?

Do you know it?

Do you love it?

Have you been transported to a deeper place of creative potential, and spiritual connection through heat rituals?

'What happens' in a hot yoga session, a steamy bath, or a sauna that makes you come out feeling revitalized, clear, clean, strong, and resilient to the waves of life?

Questions like this have tantalised Anne Marie for years, and why she has created a space for more fluidity and depth when moving in the heat. Inspired by many transformative heat practices held in both spiritual and seemingly non-spiritual everyday settings, she seeks to bridge the gap in perception for why humans are healed and fortified by the heat - and yet shy away from it.

In this session, we explore elemental movement with heat as a catalyst for transformation. Imagine a hot yoga session, with less routine asana prompts, and freedom for more fluid movement. You will be given a basic structure and suggestion to move along with, yet, the experience will change each time and will be different from person to person.

The practice becomes structured by the deeper resonance of your body's makeup - what it craves, needs, and wants, as you awaken and emerge... feeling more alive.

We will invoke intentions and support from traditional earth-based lineage directions and spirit guides for stepping into the heated environment in this way. This will set the scene in our safe ceremonial container for the inner work being done as we explore heat-charged movement practices.

Following the movement, we will dive deep into a drum-induced Shamanic journey, then return to share space with one another to help process and integrate our experience.

Perfect for those...

*who love therapeutic heat rituals and practices

*who are interested in developing a more ceremonial and intentional use of the heat for healing, health and spiritual connection

*who wish to expand their current experience with heat and go beyond contemporary images of 'hot yoga'

All levels and experience with hot yoga/heat practices are welcome, however, it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you have attended at least 3 hot classes or sauna sessions (within the past 3 months) before participating in this workshop.

Shakti FIRE: Devotional Heat Ceremony
Friday 18 April 7:30-9pm
at Soul Fire Yoga

£16 (included in membership)

Join Here: https://momence.com/s/113895884

15/03/2025

Maha Sadhana Returns next Saturday to Soul Fire Yoga
Dharma Yoga Essentials, the Great Practice - Yoga in a greater wholeness with the time for dedication.

When we gather together to practice yoga, our spiritual strength is greater. We remember the purpose of finding freedom in body, heart and mind, and we use that freedom to embody compassion for ourselves and others.

Let's make our practice mean more than what it looks like. Let's remember how to feel...

Through movement, sound, breath, and song, this Great Practice is an excellent way to gather energy together, to offer your prayers and postures from the heart, and truly celebrate being alive!

Dharma Yoga is the yoga of compassion. This is where we learn to care for others as we would care for ourselves, and the postures become an expression of your life's purpose. By sharing this practice together, we will bring a collective focus aimed at healing ourselves and the world at large.

This workshop includes:

Spiritual Discourse
Chanting (Mantra)
Pranayama (Breathwork)
Asana (Postures)
Yoga Nidra (Deep Relaxation)
Kirtan (Devotional Singing)
These traditional yoga practices offer a complete experience on the pathway of yoga.

By hearing about the lifestyle principles that assist in creating a more harmonious existence with self and others, moving the physical body and emotional energy, and managing the incessant thought waves of the mind, we truly begin to feel what it means to follow the path of yoga to a place of stillness and peace.

We are physical beings, and, as such, respond well to movements of the body. This session will include a more active physical practice with variations to suit advanced beginner to experienced intermediate levels.

We will culminate this session with an Aarti Ceremony, where the Light of Wisdom is passed between us with the intention that we will bring more light to this world.

Please feel welcome and encouraged to join no matter what level of physical ability, or spiritual devotion, and enjoy the Bhava (the good vibes).

Some blankets and eye pillows are available for Yoga Nidra, but please bring your own cushions and other soft supports if you have them. Devotional items for meditation and prayer are also encouraged.

Saturday 22 March
10:30 - 1:30

Included in Membership - worth 2 class credits
£33 for non-members

Book here: https://momence.com/s/111468119

14/03/2025

Are you ready to let mama cacao guide you into realms of inner wisdom?

Do you hear the rhythm of the drum calling you back home?

Ingesting Cacao can be a simple daily ritual, or it can be done for the purposes of transformative journeys. As Anne Marie begins to offers cacao to others, she is mindful ton do so through honouring the traditional ways in which Mama Cacao has been revered in South American cultures for thousands of years.

As we Westerners have been graced with access to this powerful healing plant medicine, it is right that we dedicate proper time and space to really listen to her message, and let her healing magic move through our body/mind.

In this ceremony, we we will open and close the space in a respectful way, inviting the ancestral, animal, seasonal, and energetic spirits to support and protect us as we imbibe a ceremonial dose of cacao.

You will then be guided on a Shamanic journey for the intention accompanied by the sound of the beating drum. In this ceremony, we will connect with The Spirit of Mama Cacao, and the ancient power of Egyptian resins and herbs.

Anne Marie will use vocals and song as a way to create a very special atmosphere for you to be deep within yourself and your personal journey.

Movement, dance, collective song, and sharing are all part of this experience.

Please note that the drumming is continuous for many parts of the ceremony, so if you have sensitivity to sound, you may bring ear plugs in order to receive the vibrations physically.

Likewise, drinking cacao is optional, and an alternative can be provided for you - please mention upon booking.

May we continue to celebrate with deep reverence and gratitude for receiving the gift of Mama Cacao from our ancestors and living relatives from the native lands from which she arrives.

27/01/2025

IGNITE Hot Yoga Alchemy - 2025!

With sauna culture sweeping through the UK, and hot yoga still going strong, there is no better time to get serious about your heat education, and make waves in how you deliver your work IN THE HEAT!

From 13 years of hot yoga teaching and studio business ownership, I offer you these years of experience in creating heat sessions that are conscious, cutting edge, and crafted to perfection to deliver the EXPERIENCE of hot yoga.

Perfect for yoga teachers looking to master the energy of a hot yoga class, for enthusiastic practitioners wanting to deepen their knowledge (and trust) in heat modalities for longevity, and for heat practitioners who want to be well informed about what they do, and WHY.

This training is a rich exploration of the transformative power of the heat.
It's time to remember why humans have used heat to cultivate supreme health and power for millennia, and expand the view of hot yoga for greater effect.

IGNITE your passion for Hot Yoga Alchemy - sign up NOW.
Early Bird Pricing ends midnight 28 February 2025.

3 Module Training Begins this April

For more information, and to secure your spot visit:

https://hotyogaalchemy.com/ignite-hot-training

25/01/2025

When the world feels like its upside down - go upside down!

Not only does going on your head relieve mental tension, and bring clarity of mind (and sinuses),
changing your perspective, even just for a moment gives you grounding to practice compassion.

Seeing where others are coming from is not to change your mind or beliefs entirely (although that can be very welcome), but it can help you remain grounded when faced with views that you do not agree with.

Everyone has a reason for feeling and believing what they do - and stories told by influential people will inflame their deepest wounds, encouraging behaviour that is truly unsavoury.

Wounded people will continue to cause harm to themselves and others - it's a sad reality.

When you are awake and alert, you see their wounds for what they are... and it will likely encourage you to stay vigilant on your own 'issues,' to work on your own healing, so you can be there for those who need you.

Support yourself - remember (or learn) how to regulate your system, stay strong in the virtues you have developed, and trust yourself as you care and communicate from a healthy, sound, and constructive place.

The people you support will be very thankful.

At .fire.studios our weekly Dynamic Devotion practice (based on Dharma Yoga) gives us the opportunity to look within, to seek solace from pain, to cultivate inner strength and resilience, and to offer the best of ourselves to others - contributing to a world of fierce compassion, and fighting for peace - through the practice of Yoga.

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